Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt vetoed a bill that would have permitted certain nurse practitioners to prescribe medicine without physician supervision, according to a March 29 report by CBS affiliate news9.com.
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Declining reimbursements, staffing shortages and the increase in operating costs are three of the biggest threats ASCs are facing in 2024.
A Louisiana physician was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for prescription drug fraud, ABC affiliate KTBS reported March 28.
The owner of a durable medical equipment company was sentenced to three and a half years in prison for his participation in a healthcare fraud kickback scheme.
Becker's connected with the CEOs of three ASC to see what healthcare trends have outstayed their welcome and the trends they believe are gaining favor in the industry.
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From 2013 to 2022, physicians were paid a total of $12.13 billion, according to a report published in JAMA Network on March 28.
Walmart, the world's largest company by annual revenue, has embraced a new frontier in recent years: healthcare.
The Simi Valley Police Department is investigating a bomb threat made at a surgery center in California, the VC Star reported March 26.
A physician couple from Hollidaysburg, Pa., have pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud.
Raynaldo Ortiz Jr., MD, an anesthesiologist who allegedly injected heart-stopping drugs into IV bags at Baylor Scott & White Surgicare North Dallas, appeared in court ahead of his trial, which is set to begin April 1, according to ABC affiliate…